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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
GOVERNOR SMT. TAMILISAI SOUNDARARAJAN INAUGURATES PHOTO EXHIBITION ON FREEDOM FIGHTERS OF HYDERABAD STATE
CALLS UPON YOUTH TO TAKE INSPIRATION FROM SACRIFICES OF FREEDOM FIGHTERS
A five-day photo exhibition on freedom fighters of Hyderabad State was inaugurated by Governor Smt. Tamilisai Soundararajan today at Parade Grounds, Secunderabad. The photo exhibition which will continue till 18th of this month is being organized by the Central Bureau of Communication , Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, in association with the Union Ministry of Culture, in the wake of Government of India deciding to celebrate the Hyderabad Liberation Day officially on 17th of this month and continue the celebrations for one year till 17th September, 2023.
Speaking on the occasion, the Governor has urged the present generation to know the sacrifices made by our freedom fighters who fought against the tyrannic rule of the Nizam and take inspiration from them. Emphasizing that 17th September is truly a liberation day as the people of the then Hyderabad state were liberated from the atrocities of the Nizam. She recalled the incidents of Parkal Massacre in which about 30 people were shot dead and the Bairanpally incident in which more than 90 people were thrown into a well by the Razakars. Saying that the first Home Minister of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, known as Iron Man of India, initiated Operation Polo to merge the Hyderabad State into Indian Union and again the present Home Minister Shri Amit Shah will be the Chief Guest at the Telangana Liberation Day celebrations being organized in Hyderabad on 17th of this month.
Appreciating the efforts of the Central Bureau of Communication  in putting together the exhibition on prominent freedom fighters of Hyderabad State, the Governor said that it would be a great enabler in getting the present generation know about the sacrifices made by our forefathers to fight against the atrocities of the Nizam and achieve the freedom they enjoy today.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri S. Venkateswar, Diirector General , Press Information Bureau  and Central Bureau of Communication , said the five-day photo exhibition is being organized to showcase the events highlighting the role of freedom fighters in their fight against the Nizam rule in the then princely state of Hyderabad. A total of 60 photos were put up for exhibition explaining the contribution of freedom fighters like Kumrum Bheem, Chakali Ilamma, Vandematram Ramachandra Rao, Bhagyareddy Verma, and Suravaram Pratapa Reddy.
Earlier, the Governor felicitated the eminent freedom fighter Shri Ramana Reddy and the family members of the freedom fighters who fought against the Nizam. Smt. Uma Nanduri, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture also spoke.
The Publications Division has put up a book exhibition and the Lalita Kala Academy a painting exhibition portraying freedom movement at the venue.
Ministry of Civil Aviation
High-Tech measures for improvement in Aviation Sector
The Government has and will continue to undertake hi-tech measures for improvement in civil aviation sector in the country, some of which are as follows:
- The policy on Digi Yatra has been released by the Ministry of Civil Aviation in August 2018. This initiative aims to provide a contactless, seamless and paperless handling of passengers at airports from the entry gate of the terminal to the boarding point. Work has been awarded for implementation of Biometric Boarding System  by using facial recognition technology at six airports namely – Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune, Varanasi and Vijayawada. The project is at the trial stage. Upon successful completion, the same will be implemented across other airports in the country in a phased manner.;
- Airports Authority of India  plans to invest around Rs. 25,000 crores in next 4-5 years for expansion/ development of existing and new terminals, using modern technology.
- Modernisation of air navigation infrastructure has been taken up.
- Route rationalization in the Indian airspace is being carried out in coordination with Indian Air Force, using modern air traffic flow management techniques to develop shorter flight routes and lower fuel consumption by airlines.
- Greater use of digital technology is being encouraged at air cargo terminals to enhance efficiency and to reduce dwell times.
- E-Governance is being enabled at Directorate General of Civil Aviation  and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security  for most of their stakeholder interactions and internal processes.;;
- Online ‘examination on demand’ is being planned by DGCA for flying cadets to enhance the number of licenced pilots in the country.
This information was given in a written reply by General  Dr.V.K. Singh, Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, in Lok Sabha today.
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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
MoS Dr. JitenderSingh gives statement in Lok Sabha on disposal of work by government
The Minister of State  Development of North-Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, DrJitendra Singh in reply to the question on the disposal of work by government employees and the measures taken and proposed to be taken by the Government to fix accountability of the Government employees for disposal of works related to public interest and the common man within the stipulated time frame has laid a statement on the Table of the LoK Sabha to today.
The Minister said in the statement that the Government has adopted the concept of Minimum Government Maximum Governance and have taken several steps for promotion of e-Governance, Citizen Charters and National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment 2019 to ensure timely delivery of sevices and reduced Government-citizen interface.
He further said in the statement that the following steps have been taken by the Government for disposal of works related to public interest and a common man within stipulated time frame:
 Government has mandated Citizen Charters for all Ministries/Departments which are updated and reviewed on a regular basis. Most Central Government Departments/Ministries have Citizen Charters, which are available at the respective web-sites of Ministries/ Departments and https://goicharters.nic.in/public/website/home.
 In pursuance of Government’s mandate of Minimum Government-Maximum Governance, e-Governance has been promoted in all Departments/Ministries for timely decision making. Government has promoted the Ditigal India concept with digital infastructure as a core utility to every citizen, providing real time integrated services across Departments and digital empowerment of citizens. Successful e-Governance initiatives include Aadhar enabled payment systems, Digilocker and Umang App.
 Government has focussed on improved service delivery through a Regional Conference conduced at Nagpur in December, 2019, the National e-Governance Awards 2018, 2019 and 2020 where citizen centric initiatives were recognized through National Awards and awareness generation was done through National e-Governance Conferences at Mumbai , Shillong  and Hyderabad .
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister applauds digital health facilities
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi expressed great satisfaction that crores of people are getting full benefits from digital facilities of health.
In a tweet, Union Health Minister, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya informed that more than 5 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts  have been created through NCD portal under the National Program for Non-Communicable Diseases.
Responding to the tweet of Union Minister, the Prime Minister tweeted;
“बहुत अच्छी जानकारी! देशभर के हमारे गरीब भाई-बहनों को बेहतर स्वास्थ्य सुविधाएं मिलें, ये हमारी प्राथमिकता है। यह अत्यंत संतोष की बात है कि डिजिटल हो रही इन सुविधाओं से करोड़ों लोगों तक इनका भरपूर लाभ पहुंच रहा है।”
Ministry of Defence
Big push for Make in India in the Defence Acquisition Council meeting chaired by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh
The Defence Acquisition Council , chaired by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh here today and accorded approval for Capital Procurement for the Services amounting to approximately Rs 2,000 crores.
Maintaining focus on the 'Make in India' initiative, the DAC accorded approval for indigenous development and production of the main gun 125mm Armour Piercing Fin Stabilised Discarding-Sabot  ammunition for T-72/T-90 tanks by the Indian Industry, which would substantially enhance the enemy armour penetration capability.
The DAC also approved procurement of Defence Research and Development Organisation  developed and Industry manufactured Mechanical Mine Layer  to improve automated minelaying capability with the Indian Army.
PIB Headquarters
PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- 203.60 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- 38,63,960 doses administered in last 24 hours
- India's Active caseload currently stands at 1,43,988
- Active cases stand at 0.33%
- Recovery Rate currently at 98.48%
- 22,697 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,33,09,484
- 20,409 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
- Daily positivity rate 
- Weekly Positivity Rate 
- 87.44 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 3,98,761 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
#Unite2FightCorona #IndiaFightsCorona
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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Government of India
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Government has declared all lanes of fee plazas on national highways as FASTag lane of the fee plazas; collection is through electronic fee plaza system
Fee plazas are established on National Highways as per the National Highways Fee  Rules, 2008, which stipulates that any other fee plaza on the same section of National Highway and in the same direction shall not be established within a distance of sixty kilometre provided that where the executing authority deems necessary, it may for reasons to be recorded in writing, establish or allow the concessionaire to establish another fee plaza within a distance of sixty kilometres. Provided further that a fee plaza may be established within a distance of sixty kilometre from another fee plaza if such fee plaza is for collection of fee for a permanent bridge, bypass or tunnel. The distance criteria of sixty kilometres for establishment of a fee plaza has come to existence after National Highways Fee  Rules, 2008 and there was no such criteria in earlier National Highways Fee Rules, 1997.
There were two fee plazas within distance of 10.86 km at Hemjadi and Surathkal on NH-66. Surathkal fee plaza has been closed by merging its influence length with Hemjadi fee plaza. No other fee plaza has been closed in the state of Karnataka due to sixty kilometre distance criteria. Fee plazas operational within sixty kilometre are established in accordance with National Highways Fee  Rules, 2008 and National Highways Fee Rules, 1997 as applicable.
Government has declared all lanes of fee plazas on National Highways as FASTag Lane of the fee plaza with effect from midnight of 15th/16th February 2021. Presently, most of the collection at the fee plazas on National Highways is through Electronic Fee Collection system. The electronic fee collection penetration is approximately 97 %. The user fee Collection through electronic fee collection at fee plazas is available in public domain through the website of Indian Highway Management Company Limited .
This information was given by the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
Special Service and Features
First conviction in Tamilnadu & Pondicherry charge of Income Tax Departmentduring the Financial Year 2023-24 on account of offence committed in violation of the provisions of the Income Tax Act,1961
The Income Tax Department , Chennai has got the first conviction for the financial year 2023-24 inrespect of the prosecution proceedings initiated against a tax defaulter on 11.04.2023 for the offence committed under section 276C of the Income Tax Act, 1961, viz., willful attempt to evade payment of Income-tax.
The tax defaulter is a private limited company engaged in civil construction business. The Tax defaulterfiled its return of Income for the AY 2017-18 without paying the tax admitted in the return of income and the same remained unpaid till the date of the order of conviction.
A prosecution complaint was filed before the Hon’ble Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Economic Offences-I, against the said tax defaulter and its two directors for the offences u/s 276C& 276C r.w.s 278B of IT Act, 1961 for willful evasion of payment of tax. Chief examination of the prosecution witnesses was conducted and charges were framed by the Special Public Prosecutor, Shri. L. Muralikrishnan on behalf of the Department.
The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate for Economic Offences –I, Chennai has passed order on 11.04.2023 holding the tax defaulter and its directors guilty of the offences charged. The accused company has been convicted and sentenced to pay a fine of Rs. 25,000/-. The Managing Director and the Director of the Company have also been convicted and sentenced to undergo R.I for 1 year and to pay fine of Rs.25,000/- each.
This is stated in a Press Release issued by Sanjai Kumar Verma, Principal Chief Commissioner of Income-tax , Chennai.
Prime Minister's Office
Women's achievements in every field give us confidence to realize the dreams of Amrit Kaal : PM
Lauding the achievement of women of India, the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi said that these achievement are result of the self-confidence of the Nari Shakti. These achievement give us assurance of realization of resolution of the Amrit Kaal, he said.
The Prime Minister was replying to the tweet by Union Minister, Raosaheb Patil Danve about Smt Surekha Yadav first woman loco pilot of Vande Bharat Express.
The Prime Minister tweeted :
"यह नए भारत की नारीशक्ति का आत्मविश्वास है! जीवन के हर क्षेत्र में आज महिलाएं जिन उपलब्धियों को अपने नाम दर्ज करा रही हैं, वो अमृतकाल में देश के संकल्पों के साकार होने का विश्वास दिलाती हैं।"
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Port Connectivity Projects
Project is being implemented by NHAI/Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. As per information received from NHAI, stretch from Naidupeta to Krishnapatnam port shall be developed in following two parts:  Six laning of Naidupeta to TurupuKanupur for length of 34.8 Km at an estimated total capital cost of Rs.1424.55 Cr .  Six laning of TurupuKanupur to Krishnapatnam port   as part of the another project viz “Four Laning of Chillakuru Cross Road to TurpuKanupur” at an estimated total capital cost of Rs.924.06 Cr. DPR prepared for both the components. Total expenditure made till date is Rs 68 lakh.
Four lane coastal road from Gangavaram Port to Visakhapatnam Port has been dropped by NHAI as road connectivity to the Gangavaram port from National Highway 16 has already been provided by Government of Andhra Pradesh as external infrastructure facility to the Gangavaram port.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Ports Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Over 20% YoY increase in export of Agricultural and Allied Products between two FYs 2020 & 2022
Export of agricultural and allied products has witnessed significant increase during the last few years. In 2019-20, the export of agricultural and allied products was valued at Rs 252400 crore which increased to Rs. 310130 crore in 2020-21  and touched an all-time peak of Rs.374611 crore during the last one year i.e. 2021-22 .
The details of agricultural and allied products which witnessed maximum increase in their export value, during 2021-22 as compared to their export in 2020-21, are as under:
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Sl. No.
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Commodity
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Value of export during 2020-21
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Value of export during 2021-22 
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Increase in Value term (INR Cr
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1.
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MARINE PRODUCTS
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44175.75
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57910.36
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13734.61
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2.
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SUGAR
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20668.57
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34344.69
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13676.12
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3.
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WHEAT
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4173.08
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15845.45
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11672.37
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4.
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RICE
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35557.03
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45725.42
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10168.39
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5.
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COTTON RAW INCLD. WASTE
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13968.38
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21007.04
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7038.66
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6.
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OTHER CEREALS
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5198.42
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8109.45
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2911.04
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7.
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DAIRY PRODUCTS
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2391.20
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4744.13
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2352.93
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8.
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MISC PROCESSED ITEMS
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6402.84
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8714.70
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2311.86
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9.
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COFFEE
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5339.65
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7613.62
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2273.97
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10.
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CASTOR OIL
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6801.99
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8754.35
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1952.36
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11.
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GUERGAM MEAL
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1949.09
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3340.91
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1391.81
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12.
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BUFFALO MEAT
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23459.89
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24612.74
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1152.85
The western region states of Gujarat and Maharashtra lead in export of agriculture and allied products followed by Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal in eastern region, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana in central/northern region and Karnataka and Kerala in Southern region.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Coal
Myth vs Facts
Coal Supply to Maharashtra Increased Considerably in April, 2022
The Ministry of Coal has clarified that the Government of Maharashtra is receiving more coal at present than in March this year. In response to a news item appearing in a section of the Media, the Ministry stated that as of now, the State is meeting their coal requirement. Thermal Power Plants  of Maharashtra were supplied with 70.77 Million Ton  of coal during the financial year 2021-22. The Coal Ministry further stated that coal supply to thermal plants is increasing in tandem with increase in demand for power. As per the statistics of the Ministry, in March 2022, coal supply to power plants of Maharashtra was 2.14 lakh ton per day. The same been stepped up to 2.76 lakh ton per day this month/April, till 11.04.2022.
Mahagenco has been supplied 37.131 MT coal in 2021-22. The daily coal supply to Mahagenco in March 22 was 0.96 lakh ton per day which has been increased further to 1.32 lakh ton per day in April . It is equally pertinent that the coal requirement of Maharashtra is being met despite Mahagenco having outstanding dues of nearly Rs.2390 crore.
Special Service and Features
OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY OF DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR AT CHENNAI PORT AUTHORITY ON 6th DECEMBER 2022
66th Memorial Day of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar was observed in Chennai Port Authority on 06.12.2022. Shri Sunil Paliwal, IAS, Chairperson, Shri S.Balaji Arunkumar, IRTS, Deputy Chairperson, Shri S. Murali Krishnan, IDAS, Chief Vigilance Officer, and HODs and Officers / Staff of Chennai Port Authority were present and paid floral tributes to the Portrait at Anchor Gate building  and Bust of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, at Ambedkar Dock inside Harbour.
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Prime Minister's Office
The visit to Brazil will give me an opportunity to deepen the India-Brazil strategic partnership: PM
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi would be taking part in this year’s BRICS Summit in Brazil on 13th and 14th November. The Summit’s theme is ‘Economic growth for an innovative future.’
“I look forward to holding discussions with BRICS leaders on greater cooperation in a wide range of areas. On the sidelines of this Summit, I would be addressing the BRICS Business Forum and interacting with BRICS Business Council as well as the New Development Bank. Improving economic linkages augur well for the BRICS nations. The visit to Brazil will give me an opportunity to hold talks with the President of Brazil on ways to deepen the India-Brazil strategic partnership. There is great potential in sectors like trade, defence, agriculture and energy.”, the PM said.
I would be taking part in this year’s BRICS Summit being held in Brazil on 13th and 14th November. The Summit’s theme is ‘Economic growth for an innovative future.’ I look forward to holding discussions with BRICS leaders on greater cooperation in a wide range of areas.
— Narendra Modi  November 12, 2019
On the sidelines of the BRICS Summit, I would be addressing the BRICS Business Forum and interacting with BRICS Business Council as well as the New Development Bank. Improving economic linkages augur well for the BRICS nations.
— Narendra Modi  November 12, 2019
The visit to Brazil will give me an opportunity to hold talks with President @jairbolsonaro on ways to deepen the India-Brazil strategic partnership. There is great potential in sectors like trade, defence, agriculture and energy. https://t.co/48pMuQVYuc
— Narendra Modi  November 12, 2019
Ministry of Defence
INDIAN AIR FORCE TO ORGANISE 'KNOW YOUR AIR FORCE' EXHIBITION AT AHMEDABAD FROM 01 OCTOBER TO 03 OCTOBER 2022
Under the aegis of Headquarters South Western Air Command, Indian Air Force is organizing an exhibition namely "Know Your Air Force" at SWAC Communication Flight , Ahmedabad from 01 October to 03 October 2022. The aim of conducting the exhibition is to attract and motivate the youth of Gujarat to join Indian Air Force as a career and also to familiarize people of Gujarat with the role and functions of the Indian Air Force. The event will be inaugurated by Hon'ble Governor of Gujarat on 01 October 2022 in a befitting function.
The exhibition will essentially comprise display of significant assets of Indian Air Force like aircraft, missiles, weaponry systems, radars etc. Apart from these, Induction Publicity Exhibition Vehicle  and a Flying Simulator  will also be made available for the visitors. Additionally, the Air Force Band will perform on all the days of the event.
The exhibition will be open for general public/visitors on 02 & 03 October 2022 from 10 a.m to 6 p.m.
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Ministry of Education
Union Home Minister inaugurates International Seminar on Revisiting the Ideas of India from 'Swaraj' to 'New India’
A 3-day International Seminar on Revisiting the Ideas of India from 'Swaraj' to 'New India' being organised by Delhi University was inaugurated today by Union Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation Shri Amit Shah in the presence of Union Minister of Education and Skill Development Shri Dharmendra Pradhan.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan said that it is a matter of great satisfaction that Delhi University is celebrating its centenary year when the nation is celebrating Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, a New India is being made and called for working together to make our country a global superpower. He also spoke about how technology is changing our world rapidly and added that National Education Policy is being implemented to prepare India for the 21st century challenges. He suggested Delhi University should work towards developing courses on emerging and important areas like blockchain, e-commerce, patent management etc. He also said that the Delhi University has the potential to solve the challenges of not only India but also those of the world.